Since the emergence of commodity trading in human society,
Gold is exchanged as the general equivalent of a commodity
。 As an international hard currency, gold is internationally recognized, and because of its extremely low production, it is easy to collect, and the value contained in it is also relatively high in the world.
In ancient dynasties, gold jewelry was regarded as a symbol of nobility and wealth, and only the royal family had the right to dominate the status of the golden melon seed, so having a golden melon seed not only represented wealth but also identity.
The emperor's request for rewards can represent both valuable and status, and golden melon seeds can become rare things, especially the harem beauties are extremely happy.
The Emperor was the supreme ruler of the country
Gold and gold can match his status, and giving gold to a concubine is not only to give her an extra sum of money, but more importantly, to appreciate and pamper her. There are many concubines in the harem, but the reward is given to a certain concubine, which means more strongly, as the emperor's favorite concubine can not be happy, only ecstatic.
First, the status of golden melon seeds
Golden melon seeds are gold jewelry made of gold that looks like melon seeds or loose silver two.
From a very early age, this precious metal jewelry with gold as the main component or a hard circulation commodity used to exchange goods can be seen that the value of gold itself since it was discovered cannot be underestimated.
There is a way to be a chaotic world of gold, a prosperous collection, and now the word gold is roughly in line with the word "priceless".
Since its birth, basically one gram of gold can get its own price of 100 grams of value, and this state has been steadily rising. Basically, people are keen to collect gold, not just because of the value it contains.
Gold, a rare object, has actually possessed more colors than it has released since primitive societies
。 In ancient times, the currency in circulation at that time was dominated by copper coins, silver and other less valuable items, but the appearance of gold directly broke the practical significance of their existence, gold is not only more valuable than them, but the symbols given internally represent wealth and strength.
The golden melon seeds circulating in the world, for this thing, most people can't see this golden melon seed, and most of the people's understanding of this golden melon seed is through the current TV court drama, looking at a large number of golden melon seeds full of rewards, and the golden gold sparkles with golden light, which is very domineering.
In a strict sense, golden melon seeds do not represent the bargain identity of local tycoons.
In ancient times, objects such as golden melon seeds were generally a symbol of wealth and power.
Around the Han Dynasty, gold was not all gold, and a large part of it was copper, so the gold of Wanliang was almost copper and gold. However, after the development of dynasties and the advancement of smelting technology, the gold mined by people is getting higher and higher in purity, and the preciousness it embodies in itself is also rising.
In the Ming Dynasty, when the government unanimously demanded that ordinary people could not own gold, that is, gold could not flow privately. With the development of the dynasty, it is inevitable that there will be no small amount of gold flowing to the market, which is also unaffordable for ordinary people.
Gold was almost exclusive to the royal family at that time, and you could raise your status several levels with a little bit
。
Second, the role of golden melon seeds
In ancient times, the ownership of gold was this dynasty, the king of a country.
Therefore, the person who pursues this thing is eager, and if there are a few golden melon seeds in the hands of anyone, in an instant he himself means to have a glory of great pride. Therefore, in ancient times, only the relatives of the emperor and the state, the princes and nobles were entitled to have golden melon seeds, and ordinary people could not see it, let alone save a few pieces.
Above the court, there is a phenomenon of buying and selling officials and forming gangs for officials, just to keep their official fortunes, at this time the golden melon seeds will play a very high role, and no one will be unable to live with money and status, even if this is explicitly prohibited.
It is precisely because the royal family has given the golden melon seed a unique social status that people will be fascinated by it, so that they will commit crimes.
For the generals who were sent far away to fight hard, when they returned from great victories and when the banshi returned to the dynasty, the emperor rewarded many things from above, and for those officials and ministers who served in the main hall, they solved the problems for the emperor and did great things for the people of the country, and the emperor also rewarded them heavily
。 Therefore, the golden melon seed has played a very good role, and it is still a symbol of status under the small and exquisite appearance
It is based on this identity that you generally go out to run errands or work as an errand boy, holding a golden melon seed in your hand, and others will recognize that your status is definitely not low, either you are an official or a member of the royal family, anyway, you are not an ordinary person.
Therefore, the identity represented by the golden melon seed can give people a shocking taste, which will make people think about the consequences of offending such a person.
Third, the value of golden melon seeds
The status of the golden melon seed is self-evident, and the amount it contains is also pleasing to the eye.
First of all, the shape of the golden melon seed is like the shape of the melon seed, which must be processed through the mold, so the inside and outside are sufficient and sufficient. The weight of a golden melon seed itself is at least about 5 grams, and now gold is hundreds of dollars a gram, but the ancient value will only be higher.
Ancient rewards are not one, generally dozens,
The value represented was self-evident, so the concubine who received the reward would be ecstatic.
Generally speaking, concubines will have a salary to take, this golden melon seed is equivalent to additional performance, so much of course, the more rewards, the more it shows the position in the emperor's heart.
These women in the deep palace compound could not participate in politics, and the daily lesson was how to make the emperor happy to get the emperor's favor, so the golden melon seeds given to the concubines were not only material rewards.
More representatives are the love and care of the emperor,
It shows that the emperor attaches more importance to the concubine who is rewarded, which makes the concubine more excited than the golden melon seed itself.
4. Summary
Under the feudal system since the reign of the dynasty,
People's minds are not as open as they are now.
As a product of the concentration of imperial power, the golden melon seed gives people the glory and glory of the ancestors, which itself represents the emperor's grace. Therefore, the status of the golden melon seeds is undesirable, and the whole world can not be the king's land, as long as it is under the control of this king, everything must be obeyed by the supreme ruler.
In fact, in addition to the things given by the golden melon seed itself, it also has the meaning of auspiciousness and peace.
In ancient society, family etiquette was very important, people all hoped that their own people were safe and healthy, and the golden melon seeds that existed would be carefully preserved and passed on to future generations as heirlooms, so that future generations would be proud.